Gustave Eugène Castan
Gustave Eugène Castan (born December 23, 1823 in Geneva , † July 27, 1892 in Crozant ) was a Swiss landscape painter , engraver and lithographer .
Live and act
Castan studied in Alexandre Calame's studio from 1843 to 1848 , accompanied him to Italy in 1844 and to the Bernese Oberland the following year .
During his studies he made friends with the French painter Eugène Castelnau and followed him to Paris in 1849 . In 1850 he visited France again and met the painter Auguste Ravier there. In 1852 he met Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot , who had a decisive influence on him.
In 1856 he was mobilized because of the Neuchâtel trade and painted current scenes. In 1857, accompanied by Corot, he attended the Paris Salon , after which he traveled to Brittany and Normandy . He divided his time between Switzerland and France. In the province of Berry he visited George Sand . He discovered the landscapes on the Creuse . He co-founded the Crozant School of Painting.
In 1865 Castan was one of the founders of the Swiss Society of Painters and Sculptors and was elected chairman in 1871.
literature
- Alfred Schreiber-Favre: Gustave Castan, peintre paysagiste, 1823-1892. Librairie Marguerat, Lausanne 1955.
Web links
- Valentina Anker: Gustave Eugène Castan. In: Sikart (French)
- William Hauptman: Castan, Gustave. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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SURNAME | Castan, Gustave Eugène |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Castan, Elisée Jules Gustave |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss landscape painter, engraver and lithographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1823 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
DATE OF DEATH | July 27, 1892 |
Place of death | Crozant |